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Basic Global Server Rules

1. Mic-Spamming: Mic-Spamming is the act of verbally saying offensive, racist, sexist, etc. Words what are meant to hurt. Mic-Spamming also includes playing annoying music repeatedly.
NOTE: You May play GOOD music IF AND ONLY IF a moderator is on said server and gives you approval, and majority consensus from other players. Music must cease if too many players complain and/or the moderator leaves the server.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, then a 30 minute mute. A second offense is a kick.

1.1. Text-Spamming: Text-spamming can be defined as the act of verbally typing out offensive, racist, sexist, etc words that are meant to hurt. It can also be considered spam to constantly ask for trade requests, spam what you are trading, beg for free items, etc.
Advertising other servers, websites, where to find hacks, pornography, or any such offensive material is considered spam.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, then a 30 minute mute. A second offense is a kick.

2. Hate-Speech: Be it on sprays, in text, or on Mic-Chat. This includes racial, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise offensive material that target a specific person(s) or group(s).
Punishment: ONE Verbal Warning, Before The Offender Is Given a 1 DAY BAN. IF YOU COME BACK AND REPEAT THE HATE-SPEECH: 7 DAYS BAN, if you still come back with the same behavior, PERMANENT BAN. SinisterGaming Does Not Tolerate Hate-Speech

3. Sprays: All sprays may NOT have any nudity in them. NO Beastiality, Child porn and/or Racist Swearing Either.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, before the offender is kicked from the server.

5. Impersonating: Impersonating a SinisterGaming Moderator/Admin.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, if ignored or denied the request to change name; Ban.

6. Language: If you are playing on a SinisterGaming server you MUST be able to speak English.
You must be able to understand Moderator/Admin commands.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, then a 30 minute mute. A second offense is a kick.

7. In-game players names: Names can't contain offensive words nor direct insults to other players. Offensive words are described as words who its unique purpose is to cause damage.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, before the offender is kicked from the server. Come back and continue: 3 day ban.

8. In-game player avatars/images: You can't use sexually explicit images in your avatar.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, before the offender is kicked from the server. Come back and continue: 3 day ban.

9. Grieving: Grieving can be defined as the act of injuring and/or killing the hostages. It can also be defined as the act of intentionally throwing flash and/or smoke grenades at your teammates, as well as intentionally blocking your teammates.
Punishment: ONE verbal warning, before the offender is kicked from the server. Come back and continue: 3 day ban.

10. Glitching: 'Glitching' Is Anything That Is A Game Exploit (Using Unnatural Game Function To Your Advantage). It Includes Sticking Yourself To/In A Wall/Roof For An Advantage. This also includes cabinets on the respective servers that have them.
Punishment: ONE Verbal Warning, Before The Offender Is Kicked From The Server.

11. Evading A Ban: When You Get Banned And Are Evading It By Making Another Account.
Punishment: Ban

12. Harassment: Harassment issues/cases will be viewed and discussed among the moderators to determine the course of action resulting in but not limited to a ban of one day to a maximum permaban as each case will be contemplated on considering the levels of severity, the amount of complaints and supporting evidences as well as prior offenses.
This is subject to change at the Admins and Moderation staffs discretion. Past evidence in these cases is admissible from this date May 1, 2007.